of, 31
catalogue, gend. of,187,267
catarrhe, gend. of, 535
catéchisme, e mute in, 81

gender of, 181

Catherine de Médicis, 16
cauda, c in, 39
causa, au in, 39
c in, 39

Causal conjunctions, 441,
470

cautère, gender of, 184, 264
cauterium, 264
cavalcade, cavalerie, cava-
lier, Italian origin of, 30 |
cavalier, how accented in
English, 57

cavea, -ea in, 42

gender of, 257
caverna, -erna in, 42
cuverne, -erne in, 42
-ce, masc. nouns ending
in, 173, 253

cerf, fem. form of, 155, a
cerf-volant, f silent in, 112
certain, change of mean-
ing according to posi-
tion, 514
certainement, 425
certes, adverb, 425
e in, 67

ch in the dialect of
cardy, 28, p. 32
French from c Latin,
39

sounded as k, 104
chacal, plural of, 214
chacun, subst. indef. pron.
297

charme, gender of, 181,
261

chastise, accent in Eng-
lish, 57

chasseur, chasseresse, 202
chat, 231

châtain, no feminine, 208
château, ch in, 39
châtier, from castigare,
40, 2
chats, formerly pro-
nounced châ, 83, note
Chaucer, his influence in
destroying the English
dialects, 28

Chaucer, e mute at the time
of, 81
chaud, 426
chauve-souris, plural of,

gend. of 167, 247
chaire, gender of, 265
châle, gender of, 180, 260
chaloir, 414
chambellan, Teutonic ori-
gin of, 26
chandelier, how accented
in English, 57
chandelle, elle in, 42
change, gender of, 177,
257

chanson, gender of,166.246
chanteur, fem. of, 155

chevrette, masc. of, 155
chevreuil, fem. of, 155
chez, 436

chien, ch in, 39
-en in, 77

-ien in, 80
chiffre, gender of, 184, 264
chinchilla, l not mouillé
in, 135

chiourme, iou in, 80
Chiron, sound of ch in,

140
chocolat, Spanish origin
of, 31
choir, 360, 415

takes être in com-
pound tenses, 371

chose, ch in, 39
o in, 39
o, how pronounced
in, 72

gender of, 159, 239
chou, plural of, 148
choucroute, Teutonic ori-
gin of, 26
chou-fleur, plural of, 152
chrétien, -ien in, 42
Christ, pronunciation of,
140

Christian names take no
article, 498, note
christianus, anus in, 42
chu, see choir

chut, pronunciation of,106
-ci, with demonstrative
pronoun, 289, 307
Cid (le), d in, 140
cidre, gend. of, 184, 264
ciel, c in, 39

plural of, 148, 214
cierge, c in, 39
-ge in, 42
gender of, 177, 257
cigare, gender of, 184, 264
ci-git, 412

cigogne, spelling of, 86
ci-inclus,agreementof, 456
ci-joint, agreement of, 456

cilice, gender of, 535
cimetière, gend. of, 184,264
cimeterre, Oriental origin
of, 33

gend. of, 184, 264
cingulum, c in, 39
cinq, q in, when pro-
nounced, 118, 132
cinquième, 193
cinquièmement, 423
cintre, gender of, 535
Circumflex accent, 49, 56
circle, gender of, 535
circus, 267
cire, c in, 39
cirque, gender of, 187, 267
citadelle, Italian origin of,
30

civil, -il in, 42
civilis, -ilis in, 42
claie, Celtic origin of, 25
clair, used as adverb, 426
clair-semé, plural of, 225
claritatem, syncope in,
40, 2

clarté, from claritatem,
40, 2
Classical writers,influence
of upon French, 17
clausionem, 246
claustrum, 264
clausum, au in, 39
clavem 244
clef, f silent in, 112

gender of, 164, 244
clerc, c silent in, 120
client, en in, how pro-

nounced, 90, note
clin d'œil, plural of, 152
cloaque, length of o in, 78
cloison, gender of, 166, 246
cloître, gender of, 184, 264
clore, 360
clos, o in, 39

observations on,373, B
and conclu, 378
closant and concluant, 378
Closed and open syllables,
46

Closed syllables, length of,

78

clown, 36
club, 36

communément, from com-
mun, 426, 435, note
compacte, length of om in,
78

compagne, compagnon, 155
Comparative subordinate
conjunctions, 441, 470
Comparison of adjectives,
191, 273
Comparison of adverbs,
427, 435
complaire (se) (a), 463, 477
Complement in Old French
regulated the person,
299, note, 453, note
complet, 83

fem. of, 147
Composite subject, 452
Composition of words, 41
Compound words, two
kinds of, 41
Compound substantives,

plural of, 152, 218
Compound adjectives,
plural of, 225
Compound substantives,
gender of, 271
Compound sentence, 443
compris, agreement of,

456
compte, pronunciation of,
110
gender of, 186, 257,
266
compter from computare,
40, 2

not followed by
a preposition,
461, 475
computare, syncope in,
40, 2

mte, comtesse, 155

and clos, 378
concluant and closant, 378
conçois, see concevoir
concombre, b in, 40

gender of, 184,
264
Concrete substantive, 144
concret, fem. of, 147
condamner (se) (à), 463,
477
condition, length of on in,
78, 9
Conditional present, how
formed, 368
Conditional conjunctions,
441, 470
Conditional mood, use of,
466, 494, c
Conditional sentences,
470, 483
condor, American origin
of, 35
conduire, model of conju-
gation, in -re, 325, 347,
380

cone, gender of, 182, 262
confines, no singular, 227
confit and suffi compared,

373, B
conformément, from con-
forme, 426, 435, 5
confortable (French) and
comfortable (English),
accent in compared,
52, 6
confusément from confus,
426, 435
congre, gender of, 231
Conjugations,

observa-

tions on, 324, 364

Conjugations in French
and Latin compared,

366

Conjunctions,co-ordinate,

440

Conjunctions, subordi-
nate, 441
Conjunctions, mood after,
441
Conjunctive personal
pronouns, 280, 298
Conjunctive personal
pronouns, position of
in respect to verb,
513, A
Conjunctive

personal

pronouns, position in
respect to each other,
513, B
conjurer (de), 462, 476
connaître, paraître, paître,
compared, 377
connaître, ai in, 392, 3
connétable, compound
word, 41
Consecutive conjunctions,
441, 470

conseiller (de), 462, 476
consentir (à) 463, 477
consister (à), 463, 477
Consonants, permutation
of, 39

Consonants, how named,
43

Consonant sounds, 91
Consonant sounds, sym-
bols to represent, 92,
101-139
Consonant sounds, sym-

bols grouped according
to sound, 93
Consonants, scheme of,
95
Consonants, general rules
on, 96

Consonants, double, 133
conspirer (à), 463, 477
constant, change of mean-
ing according to posi
tion, 514
constamment, from con-
stant, 426
construire, 380

conte, gend. of, 186, 266
continuer (à) (de), 464,

478
Continuous consonants,
94

contraindre (a) (de), 464,
478

contraste, gender of, 186
266
contredire, 406
contre, 436
contrebande, Italian origin
of, 30

contrefaçon, gender of,
166, 246

contribuer (à), 463, 477
control, how accented in
English, 57

conus, 262

convenir, uses être
avoir, 371

or

convenir (de), 462, 476

coöperire, 41
cophinus, 264

coq, fem. form of, 155
corail, plural of, 148
corbeau, b in, 39
Corneille, influence of,
upon French, 20

corniche, Italian origin of,
30

cornu, -u in, 42

corpus, 260

Countries, gender of, 272
coup-de-pied, plural of,

152

coupe, ou in, 39

couperose, Teutonic origin
of, 26

couple, double gender of,
159, 239
coupole, Italian origin of,
30

cour, gender of, 167, 247,
courage, gender of, 177
courber, b in, 39
courir, 356, 389
courrai, see courir
courre, 389

cousant, cousis, see coudre
couvercle, gender of, 180,
260
coxa, x in, 39

-cr in a syllable, 45
crabe, gender of, 231
craindre (de), 462, 476
crâne, gender of, 182, 262
crasse, only used in the
feminine, 208
crassus, c in, 39
cravat, how accented in
English, 57

cravate, double gender of,
230

from Proper name,
215

credo, plural of, 151
crème, èm in, 77

gender of, 181

159, 237
* in, 39
crepusculum, 260
Crésus, s sounded in, 140|
creuser, length of eu in,
78, 11
crève-cœur, plural of, 219
crible, gender of, 180, 260
l in, 39
cribrum, 39, 260

crimen, 261

crispus, i in, 39

cum+battuere, cum- in, 41

cupa, u in, 39

currere, 389

230

cuve, length of u in, 78, 15